Love in the workplace
Is your workplace positive and loving? Does the question make you flinch? The word love is reserved for the private space. It is a taboo at work. But that doesn't…
I love Liberating Structures
If you really want a positive culture and extraordinary meetings, I recommend the Liberating Structures (LS), developed by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless. LS focus on changing routine habits of…
How to improve your meetings?
What I’ve learned about improving meetings in my client work aligns with Dan Mezick’s tips to “game your meetings”. Mezick learned this as a Scrum consultant who helped organizations adopt…
Positive Energizers
Individually, you can influence people to be more positive. When you do this in a conscious effort with a group, not only can you influence more others but you can…
Dyads or Triads?
Does your organization prefer Dyads or Triads? One-on-ones can be very productive and comfortable to exchange information. In the intimacy of our shared office, I can talk with that colleague…
Do you take it personally?
Did you ever receive clumsy feedback on the identity level that made you feel hurt, scared and worthless? Most of us did... The distinction between the levels of being and…
Are you afraid of feedback?
Without honest, constructive and engaged feedback there can be no learning. You need to know whether to continue and all is well - or whether to adjust what you do.…
How do you respond to intimidation?
It's a beautiful intention to use your personal positive power and be a positive agent. But what about being bullied and intimidated? Some workplaces are toxic or dangerous. I know.…
Is it safe or are there monsters?
I simply love the Crucial Conversations book that covers how to have any conversation and respond to any reaction, while you stay true to yourself and enhance safety and respect…
How to train your listening skills?
The counterpart of Inquiry is Listening. As we are often in telling mode and we value doing over being, listening may not come naturally. I assume that we could all…
The art of asking questions
Humble Inquiry is the art of asking questions to which you do not already know the answer. It is building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other…
Are you congruent?
In every interaction there are three levels that influence its effect and meaning: What - the content; the words I say How - the process; how I say it (nonverbal…